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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-10
CHAPTER TX,

When Mr.. Mott had satisfied himself of
Renshaw's departure he coolly bolted the
door at the head of the companion way,
thus cutting off any communication with
the lower deck. Taking long rife from
the rack above his berth, he carefully ex-
amined the hammer and cap and then
cautiously let himself down through the
forehatch to the deck below. After a de-
liberate survey of the still intact fasten-
ings of the hatch over the forehold, he pro-
ceeded quietly to unloose them again with
the aid of the tools that still lay there.
When the hatch was once more free he
lifted it, and, withdrawing few feet from
the opening, sat himself down rifle in
hand. Aprofound silence reigned through
out the lower deck.
aye kin rize up out o that" said Mott
gently.
There was stealthy rustic below that
seemed to approach the hatch, and then
with sudden bound the Lascar leaped
on the deck. But at the same instant Mott
covered him with his rife A slight shade
of disappointment and surprise had crossed
the old mans face, and clouded his small
round eyes at the apparition Of the Las
car, but his hand was none the less firm
upon the trigger as the frightened prisoner
sank on his knees, with his hands clasped
IN the attitude Of supplication Tor mercy.
"H you're EAinkn' o skippin' afore
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-10

tree in the hollow, where they had quite
lost it, and had to sit down to recall it; a
rough way, often requiring the mutual
help of each others hands and eyes to
tread together in security; an uncertain
way, not to he found without whispered
consultation and concession, and yet a
way eventually bringing them hand in
hand, happy and hopeful, TO the gate of
Madrono Cottage And if there was only
just time for Rosey to prepare to take the
boat, it was due to the deviousness of the
way. If stray curl was lying loose on
Roseys cheek, and long hair had
caught in Renshaws button, IT was owing
to the roughness of the way; and if in the
tones of their voices and in the glances of
their eyes there was a maturer serious
ness, it was due to the dim uncertainty of
the path they had Travelled, and would
hereafter tread together.
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"Do you think it wrong to tell another
persons secret for their own good?'

|
mo" said Renshaw, promptly.
"Then I'll tell you Monsieur de Fer
rieres'! But only because believe from
what you have just said that he will turn
out TO have some right to the treasure. "
| Then with kindling eyes, and voice
eloquent with sympathy, Rosey told the
story of her accidental discovery of de
Ferrieres' miserable existence in the loft.
| Clothing it with the unconscious poetry
of her fresh, young imagination, She
| lightly passed over his antique gallantry
and grotesque weakness, exalting only
his lonely sufferings and mysterious
wrongs Renshaw listened, lost between
shame for his late suspicious and admira-
ton for her thoughtful delicacy, until she
began to speak Of de Ferrieres' strange
illusions to the foreign papers in his
portmanteau. ~ think some were law
papers, and am almost certain l saw the
word Callao printed on one OF them"
1T may be So" said Renshaw, thought
fully. 1.-THE old Frenchman has always
passed for harmless, wandering eccen'
trio. hardly think public curiosity has
ever even sought to know his name, much
less his history. But had we not better
first try to find If there is any property
before we examine his claims to it,"
"As you please" said Rosey, with a
slight pout: but You will find 1t much
easier to discover him than his treasure.
It's always easier to find the thing you're
not looking for"
"Until you want IT," said Renshaw,
with sudden gravity.
"How pretty it looks over there" said
Rosey, turning her conscious eyes to the
posite mountain.
every"
They had reached the top Of the hill,
and in the near distance the chimney of
Madrono Cottage was even now visible.
AT the expected sight they unconsciously
stopped - unconsciously disappointed.
Rosey broke the embarrassing silence.
"Theres another way home, but it's a
roundabout way" she said timidly.
LET us take it," said Renshaw.
She hesitated "The boat goes at 4,
and we must return tonight"
"The more reason why we should make
the most of our time now," said Renshaw
with faint smile. Tomorrow all things
may be changed; tomorrow you may find
yourself an heiress, Miss Mott. To-mOr-
row." he added, with slight tremor in
his voice, IL may have earned your for
giveness, only to say farewell to you for
ever. Let me keep this sunshine, this
picture, this companionship with you long
enough to say now what perhaps must
not say tomorrow.
They were silent for moment, and
then by q common instinct turned TO-
gether into narrow trail, scarce wide
enough for two, that diverged from the
straight, practical path before them. 1t
was indeed roundabout way home,
SO roundabout, in fact, that as
they wandered on it seemed even to
double on its track, occasionally inger-
ing long and becoming indistinct under
the shadow of madrono and willow; at
one time stopping blindly before fallen
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16
COMMON MANURE.
its Decided Advantage Over All Sorts
Manufactured FeTtIIIEers.

Its Decided Advantage Over All Sorts OF
Manufactured Fertilizers.
IL is quite generally understood that
barn manure has mechanical effect
on the soil which II not obtained from
commercial fertilizers; that the large
quantity Of partially decaycd vegeta-
ton it contains lightcns up the soil and
finally adds humus 10 it, but CONNER
cial fertilizers have a tendency to cx-
haust the humus and finally harden
the soil and make It lumpy. unless the
crops be Of \ character to leave a con-
siderable quantity Of vegetation to
plow under each year.
This is an advantage Of barn manure
that is very generally understood by
the farmers who give the subject the
least thought; but there is another adj
vantage which is too often entirely
overlooked. which is ;he chemical ac-
tion which barn manure has upon the
soil while In the process Of decomposi-
tiOn.
When barn manure decomposcs Il
produces large quantities OF carbonic
acid gas which. when IL mingles with
the soil, has tendency to decompc Sc
the soil itself. and as the soil is rich in
plant food that is locked up in the
stones, and unfavorable until separ.
ated, whatever is applied to the soil
that will make II available is so much
gained. II Is true. the work of dccom-
position Of the soil is always going on.
but so slowly that II furnishes but q
small part Of what is needed for the
growth Of our forced crops.
In the woods, where Nature has her
own way and is left 10 gather her own
materials, the soil, by the cxhalations
from the roots Of the trees. Is dccom-
posed fast enough 10 furnish the trees
all Of the mineral element necessary 10
secure a fair growth. aud have quite a
surplus in the soil for some future
crops but In field or garden crops we
demand such large aud rapid growth
that we are compelled to assist nature
by the application ofmaterials that are
az once available for plant food, and
whatever we can apply that will assist
Nature TO manufacture plant food
more rapidly from the soil will be Of
value, in addition TO the chemists
valuation, so II the application Of barn
yard manure 10 the soil assists Nature
in her wonderful and mysterious work
Of converting the stones into plant
food II adds TO It's value. and IL should
have due credit for H.
Whenever barn manure is compared
with commercial fertilizers IL should
always receive credit for what II Is
capable Of doing in the way Of hasten
ing the decomposition Of the soil. As
the plant food locked up in the soil is
inexhaustible. whatever we can apply
that will make any Of II available is so
much clear gain 70 the farmer. II
does not, hs many believe, exhaust the
soil, but uther improves it.-M y
HERALD
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16
ARour NATURAL cas-.
Early History Of It's Use for Heating and
Illuminating Purpoaea.

illuminating Purposes.
Tie first use Of rock gas was made In
the year 1921, when SOME ehterprising
citizens of Fredonla, in Chautauqua
County, N. T., devised n method Of
utilizing in small way the gas which
had long been observed issuing from
the ground in the heighborhood Of the
town. A small well was bored in the
village to the depth Of twonty-seven
feet, and the gas was conducted
through pipes to the houses, where II
was used for illuminating purposes
alone. ''In 1924, on the occasion Of
Lafayette's visit, the village was illumi-
mated with natural gas" (See "Min-
eral Resources of the United States"
in the Report Of the U. S. Geological
Survey, j. w. Powell, Director" 1885;
page 1872
This well, which was drilled in 1850
tc the depth Of only seventy-five feet,
continued to supply the village with
Illuminating gas until the year 1858. 1t
is noteworthy fact that although this
interesting discovery was widely known
1t did not lead to any further expert
ments, either in the neighborhood or
in other places, till fully twenty years
after 1921. In the early part of the
present century it was found that the
wells which were bored for salt in the
Kanawha valley yielded large quanti-
ties of gas In 1S41 this gas was first
used as fuel for boiling the brines OBJ
tanned from the wells.
Nearly all the wells drilled for tho
purpose Of obtaining petroleum afforded
natural gas in abundance; it was, in
fact. considerable inconvenience to
those engaged in sinking the wells, and
often source Of considerable danger.
Still, Notwithstanding the obvious value
Of this gaseous fuel, no systematic ef-
fort was made to utilize the product
until during the last decade. In 1873 a
well in Armstrong County, Pa, was so
arranged that the gas could be sep
arated from the water with which It
was disc charged, and conveyed through
the pipes 10 several mills in that vicin-
ity, where it was used in the manufao-
ture of bar-iron. From that time TO
the present day the use of natural gas
has increased very rapidly. 1t is estim-
ated, in the above report of the United
States Geological Survey, that the gas
used in 1885 for heating and illumin-
ating purposes was equivalent to S,131.-
900 tons Of coal, having value of 81
$4,000. The consumption Of gas dur
ing the last calendar year very much
exceeded this quantity; the total value,
estimated on the basis of the coal which
1t has displaced, probably amounted to
more than $1,000, ,0O0 Forum.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16
The GOLDEN BERYL.
An Experts Description OF = New Stone
which Is Growing Popular.

An Experts Description OF New stone
which Is Growing Popular.
Is there any thing new in gems?"
a well-known dealer in precious stones
was asked.
1.-THE only thing | can think Of at
this moment" replied the dealer, ''is
the golden bcryl, which has recently
made its appearance in the jewelry
market. The distinctive feature Of
this stone is that II is native only in
this country. II has been pronounced
by Prof Dana, Of Yale College, as
different in color from any thing he
has ever before seen. Beryl stones
have been discovered in both hemi-
spheres, and include various colors,
among them the emerald and aqua
marine. Formerly ii was classified Us
different species from the emerald,
but modern mineralogists classify the
fine green tint as the same species.
The beryl has never attained any
great popularity in this country. but
in England il is priced as highly as the
topaz in Spain. A blue beryl sur
mounts the glove in the crown Of Great
Britain. In the Hope collection, in
London, there is u single gem which is
valued at f2,5O0. A specimen Of aqua
marine beryle found in Russia in 1927
was valued at sl1,6OO. Many beryl
gems have been brought here from ST.
IBERIA, but as the stone was not gener-
ally known 1t was called by some other
name-as the sapphire aud other ORR
entail stones. The beryl is always
found in deposits Of mica. with granite
OF gneiss. The golden beryl was dis
covered in a mine Of this character in
Connecticut. II is found attached 20
a rock composed Of quartz, turmaline,
spar and mica. Other beryls have been
found there, bat much was Opaque and
unfit for gems.
''After the golden beryl had been de-
clared 10 be new mineral II was
placed in the hands Of lapidary TO be
cut into gems. The result was the pro-
duction Of a gem which has excited
considerable study aud interest in the
diamond trade. Three shades Of golden
colors were obtained. One was pro-
nOunced, and the other a shade less
than this and trihe deeper than the
third, which is faint. Its hardness is
- as compared with the diamond
standard Of 10 by actual test. This
quality has been found sufficient TO en-
able ii TO obtain lis brilliancy. It's spe-
cifc gravity is 20 per cent. less than
the diamond, and It's density ranks
next 10 that most precious Of stones.
Its transparency Is greater than Is
characteristic Of other colored gems,
and the play Of light il affords is some
what similar TO that Of the diamond.
The gems are being used In bracelets,
brooches, rings and ornamental de-
signs for evening wear. and in nearly
every instance are mounted with tia-
monds. They rank IN value with
stones other than diamonds. They are
being exported In limited numbers TO
London aud the continent, and have
been shown by the the court Jewell
ers. The crystals have been found in
small quantities, and IL is a question
whether many more will be obtained.
But even as 1t is, the deposit is consid-
cred a remarkable one by expert min
eralogists. ~ y Letter.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16
WELCOME" p" +"
Why 1t is a Family Name Among
the Bradshaws.

''It's such an odd, old-fashioned
name" and Grace Bradshaw, the
young mother. stroked the silky hair
of the baby in her lap. whose future
cognomen was under consideration.
II know IL is asscnted Grandma
Bradshaw, ''but for four generations
the eldest son in the Bradshaw family
has been Welcome, my husband and
my son have borne it, and confess it
Is very pleasant name to me-"
81 cant say as much," with half
laughing pout, II like my Welcome a
good deal better than do his name; and
IL had not liked him very much should
never have consented TO become Mrs.
Welcome Bradshaw for life, that con-
sidered real test Of affection"
"Homcly, old-fashioned names, rs
you call them" replied the old lady,
''were more common when l was
young, so perhaps did not think so
much about them. My grandfather
was Increase, and had AN Uncle Lib
erty. and an Aunt Silence, while among
our neighbors was Freegrace Appright
and Pardon Brown aud Prudence
Doty; and to my mind they sound Just
as well as Claud and Maud, aud Lily
Bell, and Charles Mortimer. and lot
Of new-fashioned names you hear now.
But did you ever hear how Welcome
came to be family name among the
BradshawsP"
why. noi supposed it just hap
pened."
''lf you never did. viii have to tell
you the story as my husbands mother
told IL 10 me, aud Grandma Bradshaw
wiped her glasses and carefully count
the stitches in the baby's sock she was
knitting. before she resumed: "When
the Bradshaws first came 10 this coun-
try from England. they settled in
Stanbeuy, Mass. aud il was there that
Asher Bradshaw. the only SON and heir
Of Genus Bradshaw. was born and gr cw
10 manhood. The Bradshaws had not
been poor people at home, and Il was
more than comfortable property that
young Asher was heir to, lying along
the little deep river which bordercd
his fathers wide farm Their nearest
neighbor. whose estate also lay ON the
river, was Major Cuthbertson. Of an
old and aristocratic English family.
the bri'kS in whose old Colonial man
sion had been brought from England,
Ms well as some of its carved mante,-
pieces. And every year boxes OF goods.
lute-slrlngs, tallcias, brocades, flow-
cred dimitys, TO say nothin Of fuckers,
rufllcs, silk hose, satin shoes aud the
like came from thero, also.
"As tokens Of their elegance, II was
told among their humber townsfolks
that every room IN the Majors house
was papcred. and that At the marriage
Of Dolly Cuthbertson. the eldest
daughter all the wood they burned
that night was first sawed and planed;
while once when the Major was sick.
some one going IN found the wife sit
ting beside his bedside crying with her
white Kid gloves ON. Ia short the
Cuthberlsons were regarded as the
great iap,ily IT the nelghborhood. and
the bra,lshaws may bo considered next
IN social rank, aud were always on the
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16

"Whcrc shall we 60 this summer,
dearP" asked Mrs. Flyaway. "Well,
let's see" replies her husband, "last
winter we got malaria in FloridaP"
"Yes, aud the alligators got your
pointer dog" "And tho preceding
summer we got the rheumatism in The
mountainsp" 1--WE did, and the bears
got my little Skye terrier" "And the
summer before that we went TO the sea
shore and you got bled by the mos
quitoes and the laudiordp' "Yes. I"
"And the summer before that we went
into the country and the children were
laid up all summer with Ivy poisonP"
az .emember." "Well, II l felt as
strong as l used to, I'd like first rate
to take vacation this summer, but
I'm feeling kind Of weak and listless,
and | am afraid | couldn't stand It,.
Let's stay at home and rest this year" "
-Burdette.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16

then, At wide intervals, Asher Brad
shaw returned 10 Stanb6ffy % collect
supplies, or recruit for tho army; and
u he and Mercy chahced 10 meet;
their only recognition was 4 formal
courtesy. However Ia 4 6eehilhaiy
careluss way she managed to gather
hum the houscmaids whatever news
was current in the town, and often, as
she listened to stories Of the soldiers
suffering. her eyes grow wet; and
wonderful was the amount bf nahnei
and old linen BHhicc ffider, the house
keeper Received at her hands, and
which. being an ardent patriot, she at
once dispatched to the army.
"Slowly but surely, with varying
fortunes, the war went on, and Tren.
ton was taken, and Burgoyne forced
to surrender, and the Cowpsns won.
And then, one day, there came post
to Stanberry that the battle Of Eutaw
Springs had been fought, and among
the slain was Colonel Asher Bradshaw.
News travelled but slowly then, and IL
was weeks before letter came that ho
had not been killed, but only badly
wounded. and as soon as he was able
was coming home. And, in the mean.
time, the joyful tidings came that
Cornwallis had surrendered; and bells
rang out, and bonfres blazed, and
every where the people gave thanks for
peace.
"And at last, one afternoon in-late
antumn, Asher Bradshaw, riding slow
ly, for his wound was not yet fully
healed and his arm was still In n
sling, rode down the familiar road.
and saw once moro the loved meadows
and willow thickets that marked the
rivers course. But from the glad sight
Of his own home-chimneys beyond, his
eyes came back 10 the red brick house
he was nearing, with its prim-bordered
walk, aud tall rose trees now leafiess
and bare; a;d glancing up at the win
dows with a longing look, he sighed
that he caught no sight of the face he
would fain have seen. But as he drew
nigh the gate, there was a rustling Of
the dry leaves. and behind the half
screening hedge glimpse of slender
figure, and he reined in his horse with
a vague but tumultuous hope OF he
hardly knew what
ode was not mistaken, for Mercy
Cuthbertson was coming swiftly down
the walk, with her eyes shining. and a
soft flush tingiLg her whole face, and
going straight up to him, where,
springing from his horse, he waited
her. held out her hand with the single
word uttered tremulously. and hardly
above a whisper: Welcome
"And Asher took the fine, white hand
In his, Drowned with the STAN of hard
ship and battle since they last claspcd.
saying; Sweet Mistress Mercy. is IL
indeed welcome to me?'
"And, lifting to his her dark eyes,
with love and tears, she an
swered, shyly: Yes, Asher. it is wei
come
$50 when Asher Bradshaw's first
born son was laid in his arms, he said
that, because had Il not been for that
word the Bradshaw race would have
ended, and because to him il would al
ways be the sweetest word in all the
world, the child should bear the name
Of Welcome And since then. for four
there has never failed q
Welcome Bradshaw"
"Nor shall there in the fifth" said
Grace, kissing the sleeping baby in her
lap.-Eid Thomas, in Current.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16
SWISS MusIc-eoxES.
The Patience and NIcety Required In TheI
Manufacture.

The Patience and Nlcety Required in Their
Manufacture.
The chief industry of Geneva, Switz-
erland, is the manufacture Of music
boxes. Thousands of men, women and
children are employed in the factories,
one Of which was visited by young
American. Mr.. Lee Meriwether. An
attendant invited him to take seat.
lie did so, and strains of delightful
music came from the chair. He hung
his hat on rack and put his travelling
staff in the stand. Music came from
both rack and stand. He wrote his
name in the visitors register. and, on
dipping his pen in the ink, the music
burst forth from tie irkstand.
The manager Of the factory explained
the process of making music-boxes, a
business which requires patience and
nicely. Tho different parts are made
by men who are experts in those parts,
and they do nothing else, year in and
year out. The music is marked on the
cylinder by man who has served sew
eral years of apprenticeship. Another
man inserts in the marked places pegs
which have been filed to an uniform
length. The comb or set Of teeth
which strikes the pegs and makes the
sound is arranged by a man who does
nothing else. The cylinder is then re-
volved to see that every peg produces a
proper tone. The most delicate work
Of all is the revising Of each peg. 1t is
done by workman who has a good
car for music. He sees that each peg
is in its proper place, and bent at the
correct angle. When the instrument is
in its case an expert examines it to see
that the time is perfect and good. The
best workmen, those who mark the cyl
inder and adjust the pegs, earn dollar
and eighty cents day, after serving
an apprenticeship Of ten or twelve
years. An ordinary workman earns
dollar day YOUTHS Companion.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16

The Queen Regent Of Spain is a
skilled needlewoman, and, as her even
ings are exempt from state ceremonies
during her mourning, Dona Christina
spends most of her spare time in em-
broidery. She has just finished mag
niiicent flag for new iron-clad named
after her, the "Reina Regenta," the
standard being over eleven yards long
and six and a half wide.-M T. Hde-
f1endc,L
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16

FooD makes Blood and Blood makes
Beauty. Improper digestion Of food neces-
sarily produces bad blood, resulting in a
feeling Of fullness In the stomach, acidity,
heartburn, sick-headache, and other dys-
peptic symptoms. A closely confined life
causes indigestion, constipation, bilious
ness and loss Of appetite. To remove theso
troubles there is no remedy equal 10 Prick
ly Ash Bitters. II has been tried and
proven 10 be o specific.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-06-16
How eertie Knew.

Bertie-Pa, is that new Mr.. Hanks
an Ice dealerP
Pa--Yes BERTHE. how did you knowP
BERTHE II didn't know, only
thought he was. for when the minister
prayed for hot weather yesterday he
said "Amen" awfulIy loud. - Chicago
Inter Ocean